There is much to say about these events, one sentence that caught my eye was: "Why are we so strict in Belgium and in the Netherlands? Because we are already exceeding the critical loads.”
There is much to say about these events, one sentence that caught my eye was: "Why are we so strict in Belgium and in the Netherlands? Because we are already exceeding the critical loads.”
The Netherlands is only the worlds second largest producer because it’s counted in monetary value, and flowers are very expensive. A lot of figures on our -export- of agricultural production also count produce which is imported via Rotterdam harbour and the exported. The Netherlands is not that important at all.
True, most data is in money, and yes I reckon that flowers are part of the agricultural produce. But, for the rest, you are downplaying the role of the the Netherlands way too much.
“In 2017, the Netherlands exported $111 billion worth of agricultural goods, including $10 billion of flowers and $7.4 billion of vegetables.”
As you can see, flowers account only for 9% of the export. Also, they are leading in sustainable agriculture.
[] link (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/netherlands-dutch-farming-agriculture-sustainable/)